Game apparatus.



H. W. HARRISON. GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.12, 1912.

1,094,559, Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

. I l mm F MA-MM! UNITED STA r TENT OFFICE.

HARRY W. HARRISON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GAME APPARATUS.

To all whom. it may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY \V. HARRISON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to games and more particularly to an apparatusfor playing base ball or the like in which not only the element ofchance is involved, but also the skill oftheplayers, the game beingarranged to provide a contest between two persons.

The invention consists in the matters here inafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of apparatus thatembodies features of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a view insideelevation, partially broken away, of the apparatus.

Referring to the drawings, a base board 1 with suitable side ledges 2 isarranged with a series of ball retaining pockets or depressions 3 insuch manner that a ball at which forms part of the apparatus may lodgein anyone of these pockets. The pockets are given different values, asfor example, a three base hit, a strike out, a

caught fly, or otherwise designated so that when the ball a lodgestherein it makes a certain count for the game. The base board is alsoprovided with a. diagram representation indicated at 5 of a base balldiamond with home plate 6, first base 7, second base 8 and third base 9around which markers may be moved as in turn and according to themovements of the ball 41 and the lodging of the latter in any one of thepockets 3. A series of out marks as indicated at 10 and 11 serve asready means for indicating the progress of the game. Preferably theledges 2 form cushions from which the ball 4 rebounds.

A bracket support 12 is detachably mounted on the board to support apitching trough 18 at a slight incline above the board 1, the troughlying diagonally across the representation of the diamond in the generaldirection that would be taken by a pitched ball. Preferably, the support12 is a resilient wire having downturned end portions 14 which entersockets in the ledges 2 the wire being bent between its ends inSpecification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed December 12, 1912.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 736,290.

a rounded angle 15 and having a cross-brace 16. The trough 13 has a clip17 near its outer end which is slidable upon the rounded portion 15 ofthe support 12, the other portion of the trough resting on'thecrossbrace 16. A bat 18 is vibratively hung at about the battersposition in relation to the diamond 550 as to be drawn-back whenreleased to snap forward against a ball dropping from. the trough 13.Preferably the bat is supported by a frame having divergent end portions19 removably inserted in suitable holes in the ledges 2. The convergentend portions are bent into a coil 20 with depending spring arm 21inserted in an axial opening in the end of the board. For ease ofoperation the ledges 2 are cut away,

,as indicated at 22.

In use, the party representing the team that is supposed to be in thefield drops a ball in the outer upper end of the trough and allows it toroll toward the bat, depressing or elevating the trough and shifting itslightly laterally as desired. The person representing the team at batat the same time draws back the bat and allows itto snap forward, todrive the ball as the latter falls forward from the lower end of thetrough. The place where the ball lodges determines the position assumedby a suitable counter representing the batsman which is movedcorrespondingly either onto one of the outmarks 10 or 11 or to theproper position on the infieldi Of course the values of the severalpockets and the method in which the game is played are dependent uponsuitable rules that accompany the apparatus. As the result of thisconstruction a game is obtained which provides not only for chance butalso for exercise of skill on the part of the persons playing. Thedisposition of the supporting parts enables the apparatus to be readilydismounted for storing so that it takes up but very little space whennot in use.

Obviously, changes in the details of con struction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and I do not care to limitmyself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What I claim is:- 1. A game apparatus comprising a has board having sideledges and ballretaining recesses, a ball, an inclined guide for theball, means removablv supporting the guide the latter falls from theguide the support-n7,

above the board yieldingly adjustable for varying the inclination of theguide, the guide being laterally adjustable on the supporting means, apendulum striking member and spring means supporting the striking'memberin operative relation to the path of the ball after it leaves the guide.

2. A game apparatus comprising a base board, a ball, an inclined guidefor the ball, means supporting the guide yieldingly and permittingmomentary change of inclination of the guide, the latter being laterallyadjustable on the base board,-a pendulous striking member, and meansyieldingly supporting the member on the board to oscillate in thegeneral path of motion of the ball when ing means affording clearpassage for the ball in any direction across the b0" ?d.

3. A game apparatus comprising a base board,. and ledges thereon, aball, an inclinedg'uide trough for the ball, means for supporting thetrough at an interval above the board, detachably secured on the ledges,the trough being angularly adjustable on the supporting means and thelatter yieldingly' permitting momentary change of inclination of thetrough, a bat, and means detachably secured on the ledges for yieldinglysupporting the bat above the board in endulous position to oscillate inthe general path of the ball as it leaves the trough.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY W. HARRISON.

Witnesses:

C. R. STIQKNEY, A. M. Donn.

